by RuthDE | Apr 7, 2026 | 2026, April, Belfast News Letter, Journalism
Before getting stuck into the latest threat to free speech, I should declare that I’m on the Northern Ireland advisory council of the Free Speech Union (FSU) and a News Letter columnist. Published: 2 April 2026 Yes, I was born and reared a (sceptical) Roman Catholic...
by RuthDE | Aug 1, 2024 | 2024, August, Belfast News Letter, Journalism
I haven’t had time to follow the actual Olympics, but I’m already punch-drunk from photos of news and images I’d have preferred to miss. Published: 1 August 2024 For starters there were the drag queens in the opening ceremony who allegedly parodied Leonardo da Vinci’s...
by RuthDE | Jul 25, 2024 | 2024, Belfast News Letter, Journalism, July
I am rejoicing that Adam Kula and other News Letter colleagues have forced the PSNI to disgorge the shocking evidence that it’s been paying trans activists to indoctrinate police officers. Published: 25 July 2024 Adam explained his Freedom of Information victory in a...
by RuthDE | Nov 7, 2023 | 2023, Belfast News Letter, Journalism, October
On Saturday evening, in the centre of London, I found myself in the middle of excitable anti-Israel protestors, some of whom were throwing fireworks at police, and all of whom were paralysing traffic and blocking access to the underground. Published: 7 November 2023...
by RuthDE | Mar 22, 2022 | 2022, Belfast News Letter, Journalism, March
I am now even more proud of being a columnist for this honourable newspaper, which revealed last week how and why it had successfully defended itself against an unjustified libel case. Published: 22 March 2022 “We were determined to fight this case,” wrote editor Ben...
